Timothy Sutter
2010-03-29 22:31:39 UTC
"you can't outright prove that Gilgamesh
and Jack the Ripper are of one contiguous
breeding population, but, you'd like me
to suspect that human beings and broccoli
have a common ancestor"
i'm willing to accept, without proof,
that Gilgamesh and Jack the Ripper may
be on the same "family tree" but,
that Gilgamesh and broccoli have
a "comon ancestor" begins the 'decent'
into outlandish speculation, and
it doesn't stop there.
[fixed width text]
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
some A are in B
some B are in C
does not return as
some A -are- in C
some A are not in B
some B are not in C
some A -may- be in C
some A may not be in C
all A -may not- be in C
"all common traits denote common ancestry,
-but- sometimes, common traits do not
denote common ancestry"
so, we have to remediate that;
"some common ancestry is denoted by some common traits"
"some common traits are shared by humans and deer"
and -then- the grand leap;
"[all] common ancestry is shared by humans and deer"
"common ancestry is not denoted by some common traits"
"some common traits are shared by humans and deer"
"common ancestry is not shared by humans and deer"
as soon as you break it to "some"
you get only a "maybe"
if you can't say;
"all common traits denote common ancestry"
then you fall well short of;
"common traits denote common ancestry"
"some common traits denote common ancestry"
"some common traits do not denote common ancestry"
"human beings and deer have some common traits"
"human beings and deer may or may not share a common ancestry"
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
so,
it's -still- an arm twist to say this;
"95% common traits denote common ancestry"
no, it's still quite conceivable that
a -complete- discontinuity exists
even where "95%" common traits
are possessed.
so,
it's -still- an arm twist to say this;
"95% common traits denote common ancestry"
no, it's still quite conceivable that
a -complete- discontinuity exists
even where "95%" common traits
are possessed.
and therefore, substantial room
for reasonable doubt
in suspecting that "95%" common traits
denote -any- sort of common ancestry.
and so, my doubt remains...
"all common traits denote common ancestry,
-but- sometimes, common traits do not
denote common ancestry"
and this is what you are looking at with
the facts surrounding the construction
of so-called "phylogentic trees"
there is no single phylogentic tree
without conflict,
and so, we are stuck with;
"common traits -may- denote common ancestry"
and further;
-some- A is in B
-some- B is in C
with -no- clear reckoniong of
the relationship between A and C
A and C may be world's apart
period
so,
it's -still- an arm twist to say this;
"95% common traits denote common ancestry"
no, it's still quite conceivable that
a -complete- discontinuity exists
even where "95%" common traits
are possessed.
and therefore, substantial room
for reasonable doubt
in suspecting that "95%" common traits
denote -any- sort of common ancestry.
and so, my doubt remains...
"all common traits denote common ancestry,
-but- sometimes, common traits do not
denote common ancestry"
you get stuck with a;
"if A then A"
"if we assume common ancestry,
we prove common ancestry"
but that's a "fairy tale"
[fixed width text]
_______________
| || || |
|A||common ||B|
| ||traits || |
| || || |
_______________
see, even
-most- 'common traits' are in A
-most- 'common traits' are in B
and yet, no A is in B
which is to say, that even
a large 'percentage' of
"common traits"
does -not- necessitate
"common lineage"
it -can- be pure coincidence...
this may be a little clearer;
[fixed width text]
___ _
| | |B|
|A| | |
|_|_________|_|
| common |
| traits |
|_____________|
meaning, you can construct a little diagram
where -nearly all- of "A" and "B"
are found in "C", 'common traits'
and yet, in which, a complete
discontinuity between
"A" and "B" remains.
something like this
[fixed width text]
_______________
/ |\ /| \
/A|\common /|B\
/ |\traits /| \
/ |\ /| \
_______________
the commonality does not, in itself,
denote comon breeding populations,
or basically -any- sort of "A" and "B"
meaning, "A" and "B" can stand
for just about anything,
apples and oranges if you like...
apples are very much like oranges in many ways,
but, apples are not oranges...
it's not just a matter of
whether -i- 'like' it or not,
it -is- doubtful...
"common ancestry" -is- a dubious claim
see, but the same cannot be said for the
'proponents' of a single phylogentic theory,
-they- =like it=
and therefore, they repress their skepticism
on this account...
if you opened it up to just minimal skepticism,
common ancestry would blow away in the breeze
like so much worthless dust.
and Jack the Ripper are of one contiguous
breeding population, but, you'd like me
to suspect that human beings and broccoli
have a common ancestor"
i'm willing to accept, without proof,
that Gilgamesh and Jack the Ripper may
be on the same "family tree" but,
that Gilgamesh and broccoli have
a "comon ancestor" begins the 'decent'
into outlandish speculation, and
it doesn't stop there.
[fixed width text]
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
some A are in B
some B are in C
does not return as
some A -are- in C
some A are not in B
some B are not in C
some A -may- be in C
some A may not be in C
all A -may not- be in C
"all common traits denote common ancestry,
-but- sometimes, common traits do not
denote common ancestry"
so, we have to remediate that;
"some common ancestry is denoted by some common traits"
"some common traits are shared by humans and deer"
and -then- the grand leap;
"[all] common ancestry is shared by humans and deer"
"common ancestry is not denoted by some common traits"
"some common traits are shared by humans and deer"
"common ancestry is not shared by humans and deer"
as soon as you break it to "some"
you get only a "maybe"
if you can't say;
"all common traits denote common ancestry"
then you fall well short of;
"common traits denote common ancestry"
"some common traits denote common ancestry"
"some common traits do not denote common ancestry"
"human beings and deer have some common traits"
"human beings and deer may or may not share a common ancestry"
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
[fixed width text]
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
and this basically breaks it for "95% common traits"-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
so,
it's -still- an arm twist to say this;
"95% common traits denote common ancestry"
no, it's still quite conceivable that
a -complete- discontinuity exists
even where "95%" common traits
are possessed.
[fixed width text]
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
and this basically breaks it for "95% common traits"-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
so,
it's -still- an arm twist to say this;
"95% common traits denote common ancestry"
no, it's still quite conceivable that
a -complete- discontinuity exists
even where "95%" common traits
are possessed.
and therefore, substantial room
for reasonable doubt
in suspecting that "95%" common traits
denote -any- sort of common ancestry.
and so, my doubt remains...
[fixed width text]
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
-but- sometimes, common traits do not
denote common ancestry"
and this is what you are looking at with
the facts surrounding the construction
of so-called "phylogentic trees"
there is no single phylogentic tree
without conflict,
and so, we are stuck with;
"common traits -may- denote common ancestry"
and further;
-some- A is in B
-some- B is in C
with -no- clear reckoniong of
the relationship between A and C
A and C may be world's apart
period
so, it's an arm twist to demand that
some common traits denote common ancestry
and this basically breaks it for "95% common traits"some common traits denote common ancestry
so,
it's -still- an arm twist to say this;
"95% common traits denote common ancestry"
no, it's still quite conceivable that
a -complete- discontinuity exists
even where "95%" common traits
are possessed.
and therefore, substantial room
for reasonable doubt
in suspecting that "95%" common traits
denote -any- sort of common ancestry.
and so, my doubt remains...
[fixed width text]
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
-but- sometimes, common traits do not
denote common ancestry"
"if A then A"
"if we assume common ancestry,
we prove common ancestry"
but that's a "fairy tale"
[fixed width text]
_______________
| || || |
|A||common ||B|
| ||traits || |
| || || |
_______________
see, even
-most- 'common traits' are in A
-most- 'common traits' are in B
and yet, no A is in B
which is to say, that even
a large 'percentage' of
"common traits"
does -not- necessitate
"common lineage"
it -can- be pure coincidence...
this may be a little clearer;
[fixed width text]
___ _
| | |B|
|A| | |
|_|_________|_|
| common |
| traits |
|_____________|
meaning, you can construct a little diagram
where -nearly all- of "A" and "B"
are found in "C", 'common traits'
and yet, in which, a complete
discontinuity between
"A" and "B" remains.
something like this
[fixed width text]
_______________
/ |\ /| \
/A|\common /|B\
/ |\traits /| \
/ |\ /| \
_______________
the commonality does not, in itself,
denote comon breeding populations,
or basically -any- sort of "A" and "B"
meaning, "A" and "B" can stand
for just about anything,
apples and oranges if you like...
apples are very much like oranges in many ways,
but, apples are not oranges...
-------
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
|A __|___
| | | B |
| | | _|____
---|--- | | |
|____|_| |
| C |
|______|
whether -i- 'like' it or not,
it -is- doubtful...
"common ancestry" -is- a dubious claim
see, but the same cannot be said for the
'proponents' of a single phylogentic theory,
-they- =like it=
and therefore, they repress their skepticism
on this account...
if you opened it up to just minimal skepticism,
common ancestry would blow away in the breeze
like so much worthless dust.
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